Tag: formation
Chile: Being Formed Together for Fraternal Service
The National Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) in Chile has 360 members divided into thirty-nine local fraternities. From September 3-6, 2026, the...
Mexico: 2026 Provincial Franciscan Formation Week
Every summer, the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico dedicates several days to the continuing formation of its friars. This initiative was...
Brasilia: Continuing Formation for Those Exercising the Service of Authority
From June 29 to July 3, 2026, the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Brazil (Brasilia) held a meeting of its guardians, pastors,...
Colombia: “Chapter of Mats” for Friars in Formation
On June 14-20, 2026, in celebration of the 800th anniversary of the transitus of our Seraphic Father St. Francis of Assisi, the Order of...
Lusaka Hosts AFCOF Biennial Meeting for Formators
From June 15-20, 2026, the African Federation of Conventual Franciscans (AFCOF) conducted its biennial meeting for formators. The meeting was attended by the Directors...
Poland: Formation Meeting for Superiors of the Poor Clares
On June 8-11, 2026, the friars in Niepokalanów Lasek, Poland, hosted a Jubilee Year formation meeting for the Superiors of the six monasteries of...
M.I. of Colombia Meets in Bogotá: A Fraternal and Marian Formation...
On May 30, 2026, the Militia of the Immaculata (M.I.) of Colombia gathered for a formational, spiritual, and fraternal event in Bogotá, Colombia, The...
Returning to the Sources: Contemplating the Transitus on the Franciscan Journey
On May 3-25, 2026, six friars of the Provincial Custody of St. Francis Anthony Fasani of Vietnam took part in a continuing formation program...
Germany: “Between Us” Formation Event
Some friars gladly attend formation meetings; others need to be persuaded; still others think the lifelong process of formation is already complete.
The Superior sometimes...
Indonesia: Post-Novitiate Formation Day
The Province of Mary Immaculate in Indonesia was founded by friars from the former Italian Province of St. Anthony of Padua (Bologna). Today, the...
Assisi: 2026–2027 Novitiate Year Begins
On September 8, 2026, the 2026–2027 novitiate year officially began with the rite of welcome and vesting for six young men who have asked...
Austria: 30 Bells for the New Carillon in Neunkirchen
Sunday, September 6, 2026, was a special day for the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the friary of the...
Chile: Being Formed Together for Fraternal Service
The National Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) in Chile has 360 members divided into thirty-nine local fraternities. From September 3-6, 2026, the...
Project No. 19/2026 – Installation of a Solar Energy System
Project No. 19/2026 –
Installation of a Solar Energy System, Batteries, and a Solar Thermal System
(Bucharest, Romania)
The Province of St. Joseph, Spouse of the B.V.M....
Project No. 09/2025 – Completing the Construction of a Hall
Project No. 09/2025 –
Completing the Construction of a Hall, Two Classrooms, and Offices
(Lusaka, Zambia)
The Province of the Franciscan Protomartyrs in Zambia of the Order...